Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots Defeat

Continues 34

Alert Phases 90

Kills 263

Recovery Items Used 63

Weapon Types Procured 36

Flash Backs Watched 177

Special Items Used None

Title HAWK

I just defeated Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots, I bought it on Friday the 13, and just finished it. I have to admit this game took on a much more darker atmosphere then the other Metal Gear Solid games. Mostly because you slowly start to see the abuse that Solid Snake is taking on his body throughout the mission.

There is a lot of parts I really enjoyed in the game, I found it fun how they kept making the same reference to Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty opening scene where Snake lands on the ship in that unique way. But my favorite part is fighting against the Frogs with Rat Patrol which is Meryls group of three men Ed, Johnathon, and Johnny (Akiba). You fight your way through a building trying to escape just to have the inconvenience of Johnny crapping his pants and yes you can see the stains.

I found an artistic form of flashbacks of all the games excluding Metal Gear Acid and Metal Gear Snakes Revenge. It was really moving when Snake goes to Shadow Moses for the last time, everything still in place as he last saw it. A small theme is played as memories from Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation is played through conversation echoes. Just like the saying goes "It started here it ends here." So having memories stirred up again makes you remember certain parts and conversations. Remembering when we pick up that game and play it for the first time, completing every scene doing every battle. How after ten years you are back to those old roots just for one last go.

At times it can take a dark sad path which made me even sad at times, at others it was filled with action and comedy. All in all I'm glad this series is finally over, but at the same time I wish it didn't have to end this is my favorite series and I hate to see it go. Hideo made sure that Snake would never be able to come back for another game but that's okay.